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M. L. SGHOCH. SPOON. No. 461,623. Patented Oct. 20, 1891.

UNITED STATss PATENT Tricia.

SPOON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 461,623, dated October20, 1891.

Application filed December 2'7, 1890- Serial No, 375,983.

To all IIF/HIIH/ (Z nun ,1I'm/warn.-

lie it known that I, )lAltllN L. scnocn, a citizen oi the lnited States,residing at New Berlin, in the county of Union and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in.Spoons; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact: description of the invention, which will enable others skilled inthe art to which itappertainstomakcand use the same.

My invention relates to spoons and embodies an improvement on LettersPatent No. 439332, granted to me October 28, lSllU.

The object of my present invention is to simplify the C'UllStlllCtlOll,and consequently decrease the cost of manufacture, of the de vice. Asset forth in said patent and equally applicable to the improvement hercin de' scribed, the spoon is provided with a rcinow able attachment. bywhich all substance adhering' to the spoon-bowl may be quickly andeasily removed without the use of an additional implement to attain thisresult; and with this end in view my present improvement consists of theconstruction and arrangementof parts hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings similar letters of reference are used toindicate corresponding parts in the several views, and therein- Figure 1represents a perspective view of a spoon embodying my improvement andshow ing the scraper in the act of being moved over the bowl of thespoon. Fig. 2 represents a bottom plan view of the spoon. Fig. 3 represents a cross-sectional view of the handle looking in rear ofspoondaowl.

Referrin to the drawings, the spoon A may be of usual construction, but,as shown, is more nearly scoop shape, being provided with a bowl orscoop A and a handle A A tube 13 is suspended from the back side of thehandlc near the end thereof, said tube being eonstructed from a piece ofsheet metal bent into tubular form at its central portion and havingside flanges secured to thehandle A or, if de sired, the tube and handlemay be made in one piece. Depending from one of the flanges, orthereabont, is a hook to which is movably connected an elastic tensiondevice D, consist (No model.)

ingprcterably,olaronnilrubhorhand. While this hook (f is a substantialand convenient form of attachment, it is obviously apparent thatanywell-known mechanical equivalent; may be readily substituted therefor.rod i projects rearwardly from the bowl A and is formed with a kn tickleor bend E, which extends beyond the edge of the handle to form afinger-piece. At apointahcadofsaid knuckle or bend i l the said rod isalso formed with an upward bend E to which the elastic ten sion devicemay be connected, if desired. To construct this bend E" withoutdetracting" from the utility of the rod, said rod is gradually inclineddownward, as at 1 from the rear end of: the bowl. A. The said rodterminates in a straight portion it, which is freely mounted in the tubell, and as said rod is impelled forward and retracted the said portion Ethereof has a continuous bearing in said tube.

lo regulate the distance of forward movement of the rod 1 1, aprojection or stop F is secured to the handle A at a predetermineddistance and against which the knuckle or bend E is adapted to strike.

The front portion of the handle A and the rear portion of thebowlorscoop A are formed with a slot (l, through which the rod E hasmovement, and said slot is lengthened downward into back of bowl, sothat after detaclr ing the elastic tension device I) from the rod E thesaid rod maybe drawn therethrough and be thus removed from the spoon.

The front end of the rod E is bent downward and secured to the rear sideof a scraper ll, which fits closely in the spoon-bowl A, and has a lowerbent edge H to closely lit the bottom of said spoon-bowl to therebyentirely discharge any or all material sticking to this portion of thebowl. It will be seen that when the rod E is drawn through slot G, asheretofore referred to, it also removes the scraper II from thespoon-bowl, thereby entirely disconnecting the attachment from thespoon.

The scraper 11 is intended to lie flat against the back of thespoon-bowl A and be fast ened to rod E in such manner as to fit closelybetween the top of the slot (i and the bottom of thebowl. Asthe red I",is inclined orbent downward, as at it", it stands on alinosta parallelline with the bottom of the bowl, and thereby the scraper II will bekept pressed against said bottom of the'bowl by the pressure exerted onthe rod l l as it moves throuuh the portion of the slot (lin the handleA.

It will be understood that in removing the rod and scraper from thespoon, after detachment of the tension device vl),thek1n1cklo or bend Eof said rod may be pressed over the projection or stop 1*.

In operation the rod and scraper are pushed forward by hand andretracted by the ten sion device 1), and the parts are so adjusted thatthe scraper will move over the entire surface of bowl or scoop A and yetbe prevented froin extending beyond the end of said scoop or bowl by theprojection or stop F be ing engaged by the knuckle or bend E of the rodE.

The removability of the attachment from the spoon so readily and easilyin the manner hereinbefore set forth adapts it to be used as a commonspoon, even for liquids, as the slot G does not extend lower down thanthe top of the sides of the bowl. The simplified form of constructionalso renders the device more durable.

The device is adapted for use in connection with any material, but ismore especially intended for lifting or otherwise handling icecream andsubstances of a similar natn re.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l, in a spoon, the combination, with the bowl slotted at its rear end,of the handle slotted at ils forward end, a tube secured to the underface of the handle near its rear end, the movable scraper arranged inthe bowl, and the rod attached thereto, passing, through the slots inthe bowl and handle and working beneath said. handle, the rear end ofthe rod workil'ig in the tube, said rod being formed with alaterally-pro}eeting extension interxne diate its ends, said extensionprojecting, beyond the sides of the handle, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. In a spoon, the combination, with the siotted bowl and handle, of thetube secured beneath the rear end of the handle, the pin securedthereto, the stop-pin secured to the under side of handle near theforward end, the movable scraper, and the operating-rod working throughthe slots beneath the bandle and in the tube, said rod being providedwith a lateral extension and an elastic connecting device connecting therod and pin on the tube, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARTIN L. SCHOCH.

\Yitnesses:

JOHN F. DUNCAN, XV. O. SHAFFER.

